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[NAVIGATION]. BARTOLI, Cosimo (1503-1572). Del Modo Di Misurare Le Distante. Le superficie, i corpi, Le piante, Le provincie, Le prospective & Tutte Le altre cose terrene, che possono occorrere a gli huomini, secundo le vere regole d’Euclid & de gli altri piu lodati scrittori. Venice: Per Francesco Franceschi Sanese, 1589. Small 4to. Illustrated with 162 woodcut illustrations (including elaborate title within decorated woodcut border, medallion portrait of Bartoli, numerous illustrations, diagrams and tables (a few full-page), 2 folding plates. [i], [1]-145, [Tavola, 3] fols. Approximately 8 ¼ x 6 ?”. Contemporary full vellum over boards, rebacked to style in modern vellum, stamped in gilt in compartments, four raised bands, modern red gilt morocco lettering label, modern marbled endleaves (vellum boards soiled, slightly bowed outward, hinges professionally reinforced with modern cloth, some toning, soiling, foxing to text, occasional worm damage in text, title-page repaired at outer margin). Very good. SECOND EDITION. A handsome and rare work on the measurement of distances, and the use of the compass and dial according to the principles of Euclid. Riccardi, I, 90 [concerning the first edition]: “Rare. It is one of the best treatises on practical geometry published in the 16th century”.